Western Province Rugby Group CEO, Paul Zacks said that it is encouraging to see such talented players show confidence in the long-term vision of Western Province Rugby, joining the likes of senior players Eben Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Frans Malherbe who are all contracted until 2019.

“It is vital to retain talented players such as these who have signed new contracts, if we are to move forward and evolve,” he said.

“Of course there are many others who are on existing contracts that will also play a big role in what we have planned for the future.”

In addition to this, there are a number of players in last year’s table-topping Western Province U21 and Western Province U19 teams that have also signed on.

Junior Springboks Eduard Zandberg, Cobus Wiese, Reuben de Villiers and Edwill van der Merwe along with David Brits have all signed five-year contracts, committing their long-term future to Western Province Rugby.